Daily Beast Crossword January 28 2026 Answers (1/28/26)

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Daily Beast Crossword January 28, 2026 Answers

If you need help solving the Daily Beast Crossword on 1/28/26, we’ve listed all of the crossword clues below so you can find the answer(s) you need. You can search for the clue and then select the appropriate clue to get the answer. We have done it this way so that if you’re just looking for a handful of clues, you won’t spoil other ones you’re working on!

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#	Clue
1A	With 12-Across: Alex Honnold's comment to a reporter yesterday when they asked him what music he listened to during his 91-minute ascent of the Taipei 101 skyscraper
6A	Abbr. in many recipes
10A	NYC-based org.
11A	Bone in the lower arm
12A	See 1-Across
14A	"___ Perpetua" (Idaho's state motto)
15A	Bizarre, as clothing
16A	Tousles, as a kid's hair
17A	Walked off the field after an injury, maybe
21A	Philosopher's stock-in-trade
22A	___ Alto, Calif.
26A	Honnold continued: "I just know how long the songs are, so it gives you a sense of if you’re going ___"
28A	Pad ___
29A	In perfect harmony
30A	Just meh
31A	Green Jill
1D	"I feel so seen!"
2D	Jefferson or Edison, briefly
3D	"Red Rock ___" (1993 thriller with Lara Flynn Boyle and Nicolas Cage)
4D	Prefix with tune
5D	Show on which Scarjo makes cameos
6D	"Swan Lake" costumery
7D	Ink marks
8D	Be a bad bedmate
9D	___ in comparison (isn't as good)
13D	"___ be surprised!"
16D	"This makes ___ mad!"
17D	Shoe secrets
18D	"My Own Private ___" (1991 River Phoenix/Keanu Reeves movie)
19D	Southwest landscape features
20D	Barbecue spot, often
22D	Attention-getting hiss
23D	Plant that oozes
24D	Anderson in "WKRP in Cincinnati"
25D	Danny DeVito's role in "Throw Momma From the Train"
27D	Dorm chiefs

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